tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post2538039934743710166..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Discreet Cat To Miss PrepAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-89625864156205714942007-03-01T23:40:00.000-05:002007-03-01T23:40:00.000-05:00Something else i just thought of. If Ravel does in...Something else i just thought of. If Ravel does indeed get to the Derby using this Pletcher plan, he'd be coming into the race off two consecutive 1 1/8-mile races. I'll bet you'd have to go back a long way to find another horse fitting that description.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-42112031616966040372007-03-01T23:34:00.000-05:002007-03-01T23:34:00.000-05:00Same song, different verse with Discreet Cat. Unre...Same song, different verse with Discreet Cat. Unreal.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the various Derby preps, here's something that caught my eye. O'Neill with reportedly run Liquidity in the Louisiana Derby, while taking Notional to Gulfstream. Why not do it the other way around? I mean, Notional has already proven his affinity for the Fair Grounds surface. Why send another horse to Fair Grounds, while sending the Fair Grounds winner to Florida? Maybe i'm dumb, but that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com